Schlachtgeschwader 77 Explained

Unit Name:	Schlachtgeschwader 77
Dates:	1943–1945
Type:	Dive bomber
Role:	Close air support
Size:	Air Force Wing
Identification Symbol:	S2

Schlachtgeschwader 77 (SG 77) was a Luftwaffe close air support Geschwader during World War II. It was formed on 18 October 1943 in Wassilkow from Stab/Sturzkampfgeschwader 77. I. Group was formed by redesignating I./StG 77, II. Group from I./Schlachtgeschwader 1 and III. Group from III./StG 77.^[1] On 3 March 1945, 9. Staffel equipped its Fw 190F-8s with Panzerblitz 80 mm anti-tank rockets. Adapted from the R4M rocket, these were carried under the outboard wings.

Commanding officers

• Major Helmut Bruck, 18 October 1943 – 15 February 1945
• Obstleutnant Manfred Mossinger, 16 February 1945 – 8 May 1945

Bibliography

• Arthy . Andrew . Last Days of the Cannon Birds: Luftwaffe Junkers Ju 87G Anti-tank Operations, Eastern Front, April-May 1945. The Aviation Historian . October 2021 . 37 . 20–28 . 2051-1930.
• Book: de Zeng . Henry L., IV . Stankey . Douglas G. . Dive-Bomber and Ground-Attack Units of the Luftwaffe 1933-1945 . 2013 . Classic Publications . Hersham, UK . 978-1-906537-09-8. 2.

Notes and References

1. de Zeng & Stankey, pp. 298–300, 302